Czorsztyn Castle

#349 among destinations in Poland

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The ruins of Czorsztyn Castle are located in the southernmost part of Poland in Czorsztyn, at Czorsztyn Lake within Pieniny National Park borders. On the other side of the Czorsztyn Lake is located Niedzica Castle. ()

Local name: Zamek w Czorsztynie Coordinates: 49°25'60"N, 20°17'60"E

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Lesser PolandPoland

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Czorsztyn Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Niedzica Castle, Trzy Korony, St. Michael Archangel's Church, Lake Czorsztyn.

1.2 miSE
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Niedzica Castle, Niedzica
30 min walk • Niedzica Castle, perched on the hilltops of the Pieniny mountains in the small town of Niedzica, Poland, is a medieval fortress that exudes historical charm and offers stunning views of the surrounding landscape, including the Czorsztyn Lake.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trzy Korony
136 min walk • Trzy Korony, or Three Crowns, is a revered and iconic peak nestled within the Pieniny Mountains in southern Poland. Standing at 982 meters above sea level, this natural landmark is the highest point of the Pieniny range and offers captivating views of the surrounding...
4.6 miNW
Church,
St. Michael Archangel's Church, Dębno
117 min walk • St. Michael Archangel's Church in Dębno is a Roman Catholic Gothic-wooden church located in the Polish Goral village of Dębno from the fifteenth-century. Together with different churches, it is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Czorsztyn
41 min walk • Lake Czorsztyn is a man-made reservoir on the Dunajec river, southern Poland, between the Pieniny and the Gorce Mountains. It exists due to a dam in the village of Niedzica. The dam itself was completed in 1995. Its measurements are: 56 metres high, 400 metres long and 7 metres wide on top.
2.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Beskids
65 min walk • The Beskids or Beskid Mountains are a series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians, stretching from the Czech Republic in the west along the border of Poland with Slovakia up to Ukraine in the east.
5.5 miE
Forts and castles
Pieniński Zamek
140 min walk • Pieniny Castle, also Pieniny Castle - castle ruins located in the Pieniny Proper, under the top of Castle Mountain.
5.5 miE
Forts and castles
Pieninský hrad - Zamkowa Góra
140 min walk • Castle Mountain - a mountain at the end of the northeast ridge of the Three Crowns Massif in the Pieniny Proper.
1.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wdżar
47 min walk • Wdżar, on the Geoportal map of Wzor - peak in the range connecting Lubań with the Pieniny, between the Drzyślawa and Snozka passes, on the border of Kluszkowce and Krośnica.
0.6 miE
Forts and castles
Zamek Czorsztyn
16 min walk • The ruins of Czorsztyn Castle are located in the southernmost part of Poland in Czorsztyn, at Czorsztyn Lake within Pieniny National Park borders. On the other side of the Czorsztyn Lake is located Niedzica Castle.
5 miW
Church
Kościół pw. Świętego Jana Chrzciciela w Dursztynie
129 min walk • Parish of St. John the Baptist in Dursztyn - a Roman Catholic parish belonging to the Niedzica deanery, archdiocese of Kraków.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dunajec River Gorge
129 min walk • The Dunajec River Gorge runs through the Pieniny Mountains in the south of Poland and the north of Slovakia. The gorge is characterized by some of the most interesting geological and geomorphological structures and area-specific natural ecosystems with little anthropogenic influence.